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Gwent to get £700k for heart disease fight

THE health board yesterday pledged to invest more than £700,000 into cardiac care after it was revealed Gwent has a higher risk of the disease.

A report by the Aneurin Bevan Health Board said the population of Gwent has a higher risk of hypertension and chronic heart disease compared to other areas in the UK.

It also said waiting times for cardiac treatment across the Aneurin Bevan Health Board area had exceeded the 36-week maximum set by the Welsh Government, with a few extreme cases of people dying before they could access treatment.

David Jenkins, the chairman of the Aneurin Bevan Health Board, said the situation needed to change.

“Improving cardiology has been seen as a priority for Wales as a whole,” he said.

“It seems to be a particularly Welsh disease with very high incident rates.

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